NetSuite Honors Partners, Solution Providers and Developers at SuiteWorld 2012

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Stephen Boot

Partners Recognized for Value-Added Solutions and Services that Help Businesses Maximize the Potential of Cloud NetSuite

SAN FRANCISCO, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – NetSuite SuiteWorld 2012 – NetSuite Inc. ( NYSE: N), the industry’s leading provider of cloud-based financials / ERP software suites, today announced the recipients of the NetSuite Developer Awards and NetSuite Partner Awards at the SuiteWorld 2012 conference in San Francisco. NetSuite’s extensive network of developers and partners is crucial to helping enterprises of all sizes realize the benefits of cloud computing, enabling them to increase productivity, reduce costs, and streamline operations.This year’s winners include the following NetSuite developers and channel partner companies:

  • NetSuite Partner of the Year 2012 for Europe LogoSolution Provider of the Year, EMEA—First Hosted

First Hosted achieved the highest new business revenue and highest number of new customer wins across the EMEA region in 2011. Their goal for 2012 is to double the size of their business and their sales to-date this year have them well on track to achieving and exceeding that goal. First Hosted, a team knowledgeable and experienced in starting up, running and growing companies, wins this award for the second consecutive year.

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First Hosted Shortlisted for Microscope ACE Award 2012

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Stephen Boot

Please take a second to vote for First Hosted, shortlisted for Microscope ACE awards 2012 as SME reseller of the year!

Microscope awards, set to recognise and reward those resellers, distributors, and vendors that have delivered truly exceptional customer service and channel support throughout the year.

Voting on the shortlist below closes on 18th May 2012. The winners will be announced and highlighted in the MicroScope E-Zine on 18th June 2012.

Vote Now!

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Boden aims to make it easier for international and mobile customers to find

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Stephen Boot

Boden has introduced new search facilities across its international and mobile websites, with the aim to make it faster and easier for shoppers to find the items they are looking for. It has installed SLI Systems’ Rich Auto Complete feature, already used on its UK site, across its other ecommerce sites as well. Continued…

First Hosted can offer you integration of Rich Auto Complete and Search features. Talk to us today on 0845 680 6995.

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Cloud and mobile blurs into other people’s IT

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Mike Baldock

From ZDNet | 24 January 2012

Summary: We are not far from a tipping point in IT where the majority of business solutions come from workers and the lines of business via the cloud and newer mobile platforms. While this is a sea change in the way we look at software and data ownership and management, it’s clearly under way. What will happen to the traditional IT department as consumerisation takes place and what should organisations do to get ready?

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Reducing the cost of cloud application integration

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Andrew Peddie

Comms Business
September 2011
Circ: 15,010

A partnership has been launched that claims to provide a dramatic reduction in the integration cost of cloud applications.

The partnership sees First Hosted become the only UK distributor of QueCloud made by Queplix. The solution enables companies to securely integrate cloud applications such as NetSuite, Salesforce, LinkedIn and FaceBook with speed and simplicity.

The Queplix solution reduces the lifecycle total cost of ownership for data integration deployment by up to 75 per cent or more, compared to traditional ETL (extract, transform, and load) data integration tools.

The increased business efficiency and reduced set-up costs provided by QueCloud will benefit users, particularly as the most popular integrations, or applications blades, which connect businesses’ NetSuite world to any enterprise or cloud application, are available complete, off-the-shelf, often with no or a minimal set up fee.

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One step closer to the server-less organisation.

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Andrew Peddie

We’re finally getting there!

After a few teething troubles with Google Postini provisioning, we’re finally moving to Google Business Mail.

With full integration to NetSuite of Google Apps via CloudExtend and Amazon S3 storage, we’ll be liberated from our office servers once and for all.

I can hardly wait.

Andrew Peddie
Managing Director
First Hosted Ltd

t:   0845 8812401
w:  www.firsthosted.co.uk

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First Hosted Announces Contact Management SuiteApp for NetSuite’s Cloud Computing Platform

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Mike Baldock

New SuiteApp Can Help NetSuite Customers Increase Productivity And Boost Customer Service By Managing Contacts Via Mobile Phone

San Francisco, May 12, 2011 – First Hosted Ltd, a United Kingdom-based partner for NetSuite, today announced Full Contact, a new contact management NetSuite Application for the NetSuite SuiteCloud Computing Platform. The solution performs automatic caller recognition, remote logging, and other functions for mobile phones. Built using NetSuite’s SuiteCloud development platform, the new SuiteApp can help NetSuite customers increase productivity and improve customer service for sales and marketing representatives who use mobile phones.

The announcement was made today at SuiteWorld 2011, NetSuite’s inaugural conference designed for NetSuite customers, solution providers, independent software providers, developers and system integrators. SuiteWorld 2011 is being held in San Francisco.

NetSuite’s SuiteCloud is a comprehensive offering of on-demand products, development tools, and services designed to help customers and commercial software developers take advantage of the significant economic benefits of cloud computing. The complete SuiteCloud offering includes NetSuite’s multi-tenant, always-on SaaS infrastructure; the NetSuite Business Suite of applications for Accounting/ERP, CRM and Ecommerce; and comprehensive development tools to create cloud-based business applications on top of NetSuite.

“The integration of Full Contact with NetSuite provides an unbeatable solution for any business with staff working remotely or simply away from their PC,” says Andrew Peddie, Managing Director, First Hosted. “No longer is there a need to be disconnected from the full CRM system – it’s all there on the mobile handset.”

The solution gives users access to customer details 24-7 via a mobile phone. It lets them identify incoming calls prior to answering, and permits access to customer/prospect status details and log calls via the user’s mobile phone interface.

Working with NetSuite

The NetSuite Application gives users fully automatic and integrated contact management for NetSuite and NetSuite CRM from their mobile phone. It runs in the background of the mobile phone and displays customer information when the phone rings. Real-time information is collected from the user’s NetSuite account and shows in seconds. With a quick glance at the phone, a user is fully up-to-date with a sales situation, making it easier to give customers excellent service.

“Smartphones are becoming the new desktops,” says Guido Haarmans, Vice President of Developer Programs and Business Development at NetSuite. “NetSuite’s on-demand model makes customer information available to every connected device instantly and with Full Contact that data is now integrated with what smartphones can do as well: making phone calls.”

Visit www.suiteapp.com for more information about NetSuite applications.

About SuiteCloud

NetSuite’s SuiteCloud is a comprehensive offering of cloud-based products, development tools and services designed to help customers and commercial software developers take advantage of the significant economic benefits of cloud computing. Based on NetSuite, the world’s most widely used cloud computing business management suite, SuiteCloud enables customers to run their core business operations in the cloud, and software developers to target new markets quickly with newly-created mission-critical applications built on top of mature and proven business processes. The complete SuiteCloud offering includes NetSuite’s multi-tenant, always-on SaaS infrastructure; the NetSuite Business Suite of applications (Accounting/ERP, CRM and Ecommerce); the NS-BOS Development Platform; the SuiteCloud Developer Network (SDN), a comprehensive developer program for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs); and SuiteApp.com, a single-source online marketplace where customers can find applications to meet specific business process or industry-specific needs. For more information on SuiteCloud, please visit http://www.netsuite.com/developers.

About First Hosted Ltd

First Hosted Ltd is a UK NetSuite Solution provider, recognised in 2010 for providing outstanding customer service and for introducing the most new clients.

First Hosted Ltd provides operational and software systems advice, consultancy, implementation, training and support. Utilising the award winning products NetSuite and NetSuite CRM, First Hosted Ltd helps organisations to improve performance and growth in a way not possible with conventional techniques. As a long established Certified NetSuite Solution Provider, First Hosted Ltd offers the best in NetSuite, Solutions, Services, Support and Training.

First Hosted Ltd is a member of NetSuite’s SuiteCloud Developer Network, a multi-tiered program that enables Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) to quickly go to market with on-demand business applications that leverage the power of NetSuite’s core business suite. For more information about the integrated solution, please visit http://www.suiteapp.com.

For further information about First Hosted Ltd please visit http://www.firsthosted.co.uk/

NetSuite, the NetSuite logo, SuiteBundler, SuiteCloud, Suitelets and SuiteScript are service-marks or trademarks of NetSuite Inc.

All enquiries should be directed in the first instance to:

Mike Baldock
First Hosted Ltd
Telephone:   +44 (0) 845 881 2403
Mobile:  +44 (0) 7815 560009
Email: mb@firsthosted.co.uk
Fax:   +44 (0) 1244 560218
Website: www.firsthosted.co.uk

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First Hosted Announces Retail Management SuiteApp for NetSuite’s Cloud Computing Platform

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Mike Baldock

New SuiteApp Can Help NetSuite Customers Increase Revenues and Margins By Managing Retail Processes Via a Single Internet Window

San Francisco, May 12, 2011 – First Hosted Ltd, a United Kingdom-based partner for NetSuite, today announced FirstPOS, a new point-of-sale management NetSuite application for the NetSuite SuiteCloud Computing Platform. The solution helps users manage the entire retail process from point of sale to production of management information. Built using NetSuite’s SuiteCloud development platform, the new SuiteApp can help NetSuite retail customers increase revenues and margins by boosting efficiency of sales transactions.

The announcement was made today at SuiteWorld 2011, NetSuite’s inaugural conference designed for NetSuite customers, solution providers, independent software providers, developers and system integrators. SuiteWorld 2011 is being held in San Francisco.

NetSuite’s SuiteCloud is a comprehensive offering of on-demand products, development tools, and services designed to help customers and commercial software developers take advantage of the significant economic benefits of cloud computing. The complete SuiteCloud offering includes NetSuite’s multi-tenant, always-on SaaS infrastructure; the NetSuite Business Suite of applications for Accounting/ERP, CRM and Ecommerce; and comprehensive development tools to create cloud-based business applications on top of NetSuite.

“FirstPOS provides an unbeatable solution for retailers,” says Andrew Peddie, Managing Director, First Hosted. “From its easy-to-use touch screen interface to its reporting and customer loyalty features, FirstPOS gives retailers total control of their business.”

The solution features an easy-to-use touch-screen interface, barcode and manual product selection, simple multi-buy quantity input, discounting support, cash, check and card payment method acceptance, sales reporting by category, manager end-of-day report printing, customer loyalty scheme support, staff sign-ons, receipt printing with personalised logo, and store information and promotional messages.

Working with NetSuite

The new NetSuite application automatically synchronizes transaction input with NetSuite, and maintains an on-premise local database as a backup in case of network failure. Also, it supports the growth of loyalty schemes by supporting input of customer data using a barcode, swipe card, or other identification method, and can be configured to trigger specific actions upon scanning of the customer’s identification code.

Even with the growth of online sales, brick-and-mortar stores represent an important sales channel our retail customers,” says Guido Haarmans, Vice President of Developer Programs and Business Development at NetSuite. “This new SuiteApp synchronizes with other sales channels and makes use of inventory management and other NetSuite features, so it gives NetSuite customers a strong addition to their multi-channel retail management tools.”

Visit www.suiteapp.com for more information about NetSuite applications.

About SuiteCloud

NetSuite’s SuiteCloud is a comprehensive offering of cloud-based products, development tools and services designed to help customers and commercial software developers take advantage of the significant economic benefits of cloud computing. Based on NetSuite, the world’s most widely used cloud computing business management suite, SuiteCloud enables customers to run their core business operations in the cloud, and software developers to target new markets quickly with newly-created mission-critical applications built on top of mature and proven business processes. The complete SuiteCloud offering includes NetSuite’s multi-tenant, always-on SaaS infrastructure; the NetSuite Business Suite of applications (Accounting/ERP, CRM and Ecommerce); the NS-BOS Development Platform; the SuiteCloud Developer Network (SDN), a comprehensive developer program for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs); and SuiteApp.com, a single-source online marketplace where customers can find applications to meet specific business process or industry-specific needs. For more information on SuiteCloud, please visit http://www.netsuite.com/developers.

About First Hosted Ltd

First Hosted Ltd is a UK NetSuite Solution provider, recognised in 2010 for providing outstanding customer service and for introducing the most new clients.

First Hosted Ltd provides operational and software systems advice, consultancy, implementation, training and support. Utilising the award winning products NetSuite and NetSuite CRM, First Hosted Ltd helps organisations to improve performance and growth in a way not possible with conventional techniques. As a long established Certified NetSuite Solution Provider, First Hosted Ltd offers the best in NetSuite, Solutions, Services, Support and Training.

First Hosted Ltd is a member of NetSuite’s SuiteCloud Developer Network, a multi-tiered program that enables Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) to quickly go to market with on-demand business applications that leverage the power of NetSuite’s core business suite. For more information about the integrated solution, please visit http://www.suiteapp.com.

For further information about First Hosted Ltd please visit http://www.firsthosted.co.uk/

NetSuite, the NetSuite logo, SuiteBundler, SuiteCloud, Suitelets and SuiteScript are service-marks or trademarks of NetSuite Inc.

All enquiries should be directed in the first instance to:

Mike Baldock
First Hosted Ltd
Telephone:   +44 (0) 845 881 2403
Mobile:  +44 (0) 7815 560009
Email: mb@firsthosted.co.uk
Fax:   +44 (0) 1244 560218
Website: www.firsthosted.co.uk

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NetSuite Announces Winners of the NetSuite Partner Awards and NetSuite Developer Awards

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Mike Baldock

San Francisco, May 11, 2011 – NetSuite Inc. the industry’s leading provider of cloud-based financials / ERP software suites, has announced the recipients of the NetSuite Developer Awards and NetSuite Partner Awards at the inaugural SuiteWorld 2011 conference in San Francisco (11th May 2011).

This year’s winners include First Hosted Ltd as Solution Provider of the Year, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa).

NetSuite identified First Hosted Ltd as a team of professionally qualified individuals and business owners that are knowledgeable and experienced in starting up, running and growing companies. A long established Certified NetSuite Solution provider, First Hosted Ltd offers NetSuite solutions, support, and training.
NetSuite’s extensive network of developers and partners is crucial to helping enterprises of all sizes realize the benefits of cloud computing; enabling them to increase productivity, reduce costs, and streamline operations.

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